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Rheumatoid‐ and osteo‐arthritis: Quantitation of ultrastructural features of capillary endothelial cells
Author(s) -
Sattar A.,
Kumar P.,
Kumar S.
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
the journal of pathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.964
H-Index - 184
eISSN - 1096-9896
pISSN - 0022-3417
DOI - 10.1002/path.1711480108
Subject(s) - rheumatoid arthritis , osteoarthritis , synovial membrane , vesicle , ultrastructure , pathology , synovial fluid , medicine , synovial joint , arthritis , chemistry , immunology , membrane , articular cartilage , biochemistry , alternative medicine
Joint tissues from patients with rheumatoid arthritis (3), osteoarthritis (3) and normal healthy individuals (2) were examined in the transmission electron microscope and the morphological features of capillaries within 2 mm of the synovial membrane were quantified. Weibel‐Palade bodies (WPB) were significantly increased in capillary endothelial cells in rheumatoid and osteoarthritis compared with normal controls, when quantified by three different methods. WPB were positively correlated with both projections of the luminal plasmalemma and pinocytic vesicles in normal joint and some patients with rheumatoid and osteoarthritis. Pinocytic vesicles and projections were also positively correlated.